Alpental (late) Fall Touring

bold signage after the watertower, not at parking lot dog shit hot spot, informing snowshoe families and their pets of an appropriate route off the established out trail.
so sketchy on a weekend day flowing against uphill traffic. way to many close calls and verbal confrontations from interacting with these folks.
visitors to this area should be informed that it is NOT ok to let their special dog run loose.
bF

One new addition is a direct outside phone line to Alpental Patrol Dispatch. You can get that new phone number from the new lift and run sign at the bottom of Chair 1.  I’m not posting it here because when I tested it the other day it connected to someone else.  That will be promptly fixed one way or the other.  Please don’t use that number for current conditions. Use it only for emergency calls, or uphill travel requests.

Bump: anybody able to post that number now?

i'll look and see if it's posted.
b

Alpental Patrol Dispatch (from the sign): 425-434-6732

We've been getting a few spring inquiries.  The plan is to really hit hard the available information in the base area but we have no plans to change the underlying policy.  No uphill travel unless the area is open and you make contact with patrol for an approved route.
That means even when we go to weekends only, (Fri, Sat, Sun this week) it's not OK to tour midweek when it's closed.  We allow it at the rest of the Pass, Hyak to West, but not Alpie.  The reason is that weather will dictate our work on short notice even this time of year.  We did explosive cornice work on a closed day last week both in designated area and also back bowls, and it could easily happen again.  This is a USFS approved policy so please help us out and comply.  The Chair Peak Basin, Snoqualmie Mountain, and basically the rest of the Cascades are all yours for the taking.  Please help us in efforts to never have a tragic accident and I promise to up the ante on public information quality.  We'll give Alp back to you right after closing for season, looks like that will likely be Cinco de Mayo again this year. Thanks /G